Wayne Price reviews Loren Goldner's "Revolution, Defeat, and Theoretical Underdevelopment: Russia, Turkey, Spain, Bolivia" ...

possibility of directing much of the rebellious energy against England and her local officials. It was not a conscious conspiracy, but an accumulation of tactical responses. After 1763, with England ...

Documentary maker Ken Burns doesn’t think today’s polarized politics are anything new, especially for a country that, as he sees it, already had two civil wars — the American Revolution of 1776 and ...

George Washington in New York, 1783, by C. Inger. (Library of Congress / Getty) To the surprise and consternation of scholars, history has recently emerged as a battlefield in the ongoing culture wars ...

Christopher Hill’s history from below. The radical life and work of the historian. Christopher Hill was one of the most prolific and influential historians of the 20th century. He was also the product ...

Revolutions are world-shaking affairs. But how much do we really know about who makes them? And how clearly do we understand their implications? There are few better times to ask such questions than ...

Throughout history, revolutions have been pivotal in shaping societies, governments, and human events. Here are ten of the most significant revolutions that have left an unforgettable mark on the ...

Introduction: Empires at war -- Civil war in the British Empire : the American Revolution -- The war on privilege and dissension : the French Revolution -- From prize colony to Black independence : ...

The Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman who rushed to the aid of the United States in its darkest hours, and an audacious hero of two revolutions, was born on this day in history, Sept. 6, 1757.

Though we do not find in Dr. Vaughan the fascinating qualities which we have been spoiled into expecting by some recent English and French examples of historical composition, we can give him the ...